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Arbitration
Attorney Client Relationship
Banking and Finance
Business Entities
Business Ethics
Contracts
Credit and Collection
Employment Law
Health Law
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Marketing, Sales and Competition
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Non-Profits
Privacy
Products Liability
Real Estate
Risk Management
Sports Law
The Legal System

Arbitration		back to top
	Court of Arbitration in Sport Decides Appeal in Olympic Ice-Skating Drug-Testing Scandal	March 2022
	Federal Arbitration Act Amended to Bar Enforcement of Employee's Pre-Dispute Agreement to Arbitrate Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault Claims	May 2022
	Waiver of an Agreement to Arbitrate	June 2022
	Confirmation of an arbitration award	August 2022
Attorney Client Relationship		back to top
	What is the scope of advice an attorney can provide to a client?	September 2022
Banking and Finance		back to top
	Usurious Convertible Loans	November 2021
Business Entities		back to top
	What is the Difference between Assumed Names and Trademarks?	August 2022
	How is a freelancer defined under the Freelance Isn't Free Act?	September 2022
Business Ethics		back to top
	Are You Monitoring Compliance with Your Compliance Program?	May 2021
	Do You Honor Your Referral Sources?	February 2022
	When Can An Insurer Rescind a Policy	April 2022
	Is Nonprofit Governance an Oxymoron?	July 2022
Contracts		back to top
	Usurious Convertible Loans	November 2021
	Dismissal of Refund Claims Arising From a Shift to Remote Learning	January 2022
	Have You Read Your Office or Retail Lease?	March 2022
	Enforcement of Mediated Settlements	May 2022
	Is the Term "Handshake Deal" an Oxymoron	June 2022
	Who should make the first move in contract negotiations?	July 2022
	How is a freelancer defined under the Freelance Isn't Free Act?	September 2022
Credit and Collection		back to top
	Usurious Convertible Loans	November 2021
	How is a freelancer defined under the Freelance Isn't Free Act?	September 2022
Employment Law		back to top
	Should we banish Ban the Box legislation?	March 2021
	Don't Take a Page from the Hayley Paige Playbook!	May 2021
	Covid-19 Precautions for Employees and Customers of Hair Salons	June 2021
	Should we blue pencil the blue pencil rule in the non-compete context?	July 2021
	Alternatives to Non-Competes	August 2021
	New York Attorney General Takes Aim at No-Poach Agreements	September 2021
	Dealing with Employment Applicant Subject to Non-Compete	October 2021
	Who is an Employee for Work for Hire Purposes?	October 2021
	Morals Clauses in Employment Contracts	November 2021
	Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers	February 2022
	Retaliation claims under anti-discrimination law	July 2022
Health Law		back to top
	Covid-19 Precautions for Employees and Customers of Hair Salons	June 2021
	Constitutionality of Vaccine Mandates	September 2021
	Vaccination Status Inquiries	January 2022
	Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers	February 2022
Insurance		back to top
	When Can An Insurer Rescind a Policy	April 2022
Intellectual Property		back to top
	Functional Aspects of Trade Dress are Not Protectible as Trademarks	March 2021
	Don't Take a Page from the Hayley Paige Playbook!	May 2021
	Copyright Issues in Literary Mash Ups	June 2021
	Antitrust Implications of Trademark Agreements	July 2021
	Who is an Employee for Work for Hire Purposes?	October 2021
	What is the Difference between Assumed Names and Trademarks?	August 2022
Internet Law		back to top
	Amazon's Liability for Defective Products Sold on its Website	December 2021
Marketing, Sales and Competition		back to top
	Antitrust Implications of Trademark Agreements	July 2021
	New York Extends Right of Publicity Beyond Death	October 2021
	Do You Honor Your Referral Sources?	February 2022
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution		back to top
	Do your employees know what team they are on?	March 2021
	Mediation Program for Trial-Ready Cases in Federal Court	May 2021
	EDNY Initiates Mediation Program for Trial-Ready Cases	June 2021
	Must formal discovery precede mediation?	July 2021
	Personal Injury Mediation	August 2021
	Sanctions for Failing to Comply with Rules in Court-Annexed Mediations	August 2021
	Overcoming the Challenges of Online Mediations	November 2021
	Should Mediators Have Access to Court Files	December 2021
	The American Arbitration Association Adopts Rules for Multiple Case Filings	January 2022
	The Battle for Democracy and the Rule of Law in Eastern Europe	March 2022
	Avoiding Toxic Customers	April 2022
	Negotiation Lessons from the Movie Belfast	April 2022
	Enforcement of Mediated Settlements	May 2022
	What is the Difference Between Interests and Positions?	May 2022
	Do Mirror Neurons Work Remotely?	June 2022
	Is the Term "Handshake Deal" an Oxymoron	June 2022
	Who should make the first move in contract negotiations?	July 2022
	Family Business Conflict Lessons from House of Gucci	August 2022
	In Appreciation of the Association for Conflict Resolution	September 2022
Non-Profits		back to top
	Is Nonprofit Governance an Oxymoron?	July 2022
Privacy		back to top
	Constitutionality of Vaccine Mandates	September 2021
	Vaccination Status Inquiries	January 2022
Products Liability		back to top
	Amazon's Liability for Defective Products Sold on its Website	December 2021
Real Estate		back to top
	Have You Read Your Office or Retail Lease?	March 2022
Risk Management		back to top
	Should we banish Ban the Box legislation?	March 2021
	Are You Monitoring Compliance with Your Compliance Program?	May 2021
	Dealing with Employment Applicant Subject to Non-Compete	October 2021
	Vaccination Status Inquiries	January 2022
	Avoiding Toxic Customers	April 2022
	Is Nonprofit Governance an Oxymoron?	July 2022
Sports Law		back to top
	Diversity Initiates in Professional Sports	February 2022
	Court of Arbitration in Sport Decides Appeal in Olympic Ice-Skating Drug-Testing Scandal	March 2022
The Legal System		back to top
	EDNY Initiates Mediation Program for Trial-Ready Cases	June 2021
	Personal Injury Mediation	August 2021
	Sanctions for Failing to Comply with Rules in Court-Annexed Mediations	August 2021
	Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers	February 2022
	The Battle for Democracy and the Rule of Law in Eastern Europe	March 2022
	What is the scope of advice an attorney can provide to a client?	September 2022